Patna High CourtCR. MISC./16056/2021rejected

Shivpujan Kumar @ Sheopujan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2021-11-23Mr. Justice A. M. Badar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16056 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-592 Year-2020 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== SHIVPUJAN KUMAR @ SHEOPUJAN KUMAR S/O VAIDYANATH RAY R/O VILLAGE-TOTAHA, P.S.-LALGANJ, DISTRICT-VAISHALI. ... ... Petitioner.

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Vikramdeo Singh, Senior Advocate.

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate.

For the State :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. M. BADAR ORAL ORDER 23-11-2021 The applicant/accused is seeking bail in Crime No.592 of 2020 registered with Police Station-Hajipur Sadar for the offences punishable under Sections 342, 120(B), 366(A), 370, 372, 373, 376, 376(d) read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code as well as under Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act so also under Sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and Sections 75/26 of the Juvenile Justice Act.

Heard learned Senior counsel appearing for the applicant/ accused at sufficient length of time. He submitted that the investigation of the crime in question is already over and co-accused named Rohit Kumar is already released on bail by this Court. It is further argued that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16056 of 2021(5) dt.23-11-2021 2/2 as charge-sheet is filed and evidence of the victim is already recorded, further pre-trial detention of the applicant is not necessary.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the application.

I have considered the submissions so advanced and also perused the charge-sheet.

It is reported that the trial is at advanced stage and, therefore, I deem it not expedient to entertain the instant application but to direct the disposal of the trial in time bound. Hence, the order:

(i). The application is rejected.

(ii) However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and to complete it within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order.

(A. M. Badar, J) P.S./- U T